After starting their season with three straight games on the road, South Plantation is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Stranahan Mighty Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stranahan took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on South Plantation, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row dating back to last season, South Plantation finally turned things around against Coral Springs last Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 42-12 win over the Colts.
Sakib Muhammad went supernova for South Plantation, throwing for 235 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Brian Stewart, who picked up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
South Plantation's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kaleb Declaire and Joshua Marc. Declaire is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 50 points the game before, Stranahan was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell 20-7 to Somerset Academy.
Despite the loss, Stranahan saw an underclassman step up: Demetrious Knox picked up 115 receiving yards and a touchdown. Knox got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 92 yards.
South Plantation's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Stranahan, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
South Plantation lost to Stranahan at home by a decisive 29-10 margin when the teams last played back in August of 2017. Can South Plantation avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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